Artist	Song
Al Green	Let's Stay Together
from Let's Stay Together (1972)
The Supremes	You Can't Hurry Love
from The Ultimate Collection (1966)
Sly & the Family Stone	Hot Fun In The Summertime
from Anthology (1990) Somehow I didn't appreciate this song until I went to an Eels show one summer and it was the token cover.
Four Shells	Hot Dog
from The Stax-Volt Singles - Vol.1-Disc 5 - 59-68 (1991)
The Four Tops	Reach Out (I'll Be There)
from Reach Out (1967) I heard this on oldies radio a lot as a kid, but at the time I don't think I had any inkling that it was by the same group who did "It's The Same Old Song" and the like. Reach Out is far, far better than you'd think a soul album with two Monkees covers on it could ever be... Not that I knock The Monkees.
The Jackson 5	I Want You Back
from The Ultimate Collection (1969)
Gloria Jones	Tainted Love
from The Complete Introduction To Northern Soul (2008)
Booker T. & the MG's	Green Onions
from The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's (1994)
Ben E. King	Stand By Me
(1961)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Inspiration Information
from Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 2] (2009) I had a few too many songs for one disc in the playlist, so I cut some of the "neo-soul" type stuff and concentrated more on the classic era. But I still had to have some Sharon Jones in there, so I picked the Shugie Otis cover.
Jimmy Ruffin	Gonna Keep On Tryin' 'Till I Win Your Love
from Complete Motown Singles 1968 (1968)
Otis Redding	Try A Little Tenderness
from The Very Best Of Otis Redding (1992)
Rufus Thomas	Walkin' The Dog
from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 Disc 5 (1961-1965) (1991)
James Brown	Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
from 40th Anniversary Collection (1964)
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas	Dancing In The Street
from Tour of Duty: Volume 5 (1971)
Sam & Dave	Hold On! I'm Comin'
from The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 Disc 5 (1991)
The Meters	Hey Pocky A-Way
from Very Best Of The Meters (1974) I first knew this as the song The Beastie Boys sampled for "Dropping Names". Now I can kind of see where The Meters could have helped influence all those instrumental tracks on Check Your Head and Ill Communication.
Marvin Gaye	I Heard It Through The Grapevine
(1968)
The Impressions	People Get Ready
(1965)
Aretha Franklin	Do Right Woman - Do Right Man
from I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
Eddie Floyd	Things Get Better
from The Stax-Volt Singles - Vol.1-Disc 5 - 59-68 (1991)
Sam Cooke	A Change Is Gonna Come
from Portrait Of A Legend (1951-1964) (1964)
Stevie Wonder	Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
Wilson Pickett	Hey Jude
from The Fame Studios Story 1961-1973 (CD 3) (2011) For a while I've had an idea for a mix with the theme of "Beatles covers I like better than the originals", and this would definitely be in there. Other candidates for that mix would be "Dear Prudence" by Siouxsie And The Banshees and "Wild Honey Pie" by the Pixies.

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One of several mix cd's I'm making for a work environment. I've got a retail job that allows employees to choose the music being played over the speakers so long as it's profanity free - hence I've decided any mix cd I make for this purpose should have a title with the initialism SFW. Classic soul and R & B strikes me as a great way to help a work day fly by.

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